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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At the very small liberal arts college [Swarthmore College] I attended, I unwittingly pursued a four-year internship in academic administration. Advice Newsletter publication dates: Sunday, March 5, 2023 Diversity Newsletter publication date: Sunday, March 5, 2023 Trending: I did whatever jobs came my way.

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The importance of academic mental health

SRHE

I continue to be an advocate for whole institution wellbeing, enhancing focus on academics in policies and practice, as well as increasing impactful research regarding academic mental health so it was pleasing to see university staff being given a spotlight. What can universities do?

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Penn State provides voluntary buyouts to mitigate its deficit

University Business

.” Staff who are eligible for this program include those currently tenured or in line for tenure, academic administrators and staff who are considered full-time and not on fixed-term contracts. Employees also must have been hired before April 1, 2023.

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What we learned about community building from our Enhancement Themes PhD internship

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Starting in February 2023, we undertook PhD internships focusing on community building and community engagement at the University of Edinburgh, which is one aspect of the Resilient Learning Communities: Enhancement Theme which started in 2020. Her research is about multilingual identity, multilingualism, translanguaging and academic writing.

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Leaders weigh in on why the time to improve faculty affairs is now

University Business

Through the tuition revenue they accrue by teaching lectures to the federal grant dollars they gain through sponsored research, faculty may be the financial pulse of an institution. Not only does their work drive revenue, but it also serves as the beacon of a school’s academic reputation. ” Brooks says.

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7 Key Considerations When Choosing a Cloud Partner for Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

It has become a mandate that higher education institutions establish robust privacy and compliance standards, as data breaches have increased by 75% between 2021 and 2023. To give just one example, research has shown that 63 percent of students give higher priority to educational institutions that exhibit robust data protection measures.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

You released your preliminary report in July of 2023. Academic administrators in Florida not only have failed to contest attacks on the system, but have too frequently been complicit in and in some cases explicitly supported them. 00:31:14] Hank Reichman: Well, this is very dangerous, [00:31:17] Drumm McNaughton: Yes. [00:31:17]